Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.140, No.1, 151-154, 2018
Reagent for Introducing Base-Stabilized Phosphorus Atoms into Organic and Inorganic Compounds
The cyclic alkyl(amino) carbene (cAAC) stabilized monoanionic phosphorus atom in the form of lithium phosphinidene [cAACPLi(THF)(2)](2 )(1) has been isolated as a molecular species and characterized by single crystal X-ray structure analysis. Furthermore, the structure and bonding of compound 1 has been investigated by theoretical methods. The utilization of the lithium phosphinidene as a phosphorus transfer reagent for a wide range of organic and inorganic substrates has been investigated. Herein, we report on the preparation of fascinating compounds containing P-C, P-Si, P-Ge, and P-P bonds using a single step with a base-stabilized phosphorus atom.